I Surrender, Dear

Pride, sad, splendid liar

Sworn enemy of love

Kept my lips from saying

Things I was thinking of

But now my pride you've humbled

I've cast it to the winds

Broken, beaten, sick at heart

My confession begins

We've played the game of stay away

But it cost more that I can pay

Without you I can't make my way

I surrender, dear

I may seem proud, I may act gay

It's just a pose, I'm not that way

'Cause deep down in my heart I say

I surrender, dear

Little mean things we were doing

Must have been part of the game

Lending a spice to the wooing

But I don't care who's to blame

When stars appear and shadows fall

Why then you'll hear My poor heart call

To you my love, my life, my all

I surrender, dear

We've played the game of stay away

But it cost more that I can pay

Without you I can't make my way

I surrender, dear

I may seem proud, I may act gay

It's just a pose, I'm not that way

'Cause deep down in my heart I say

I surrender, dear

Little mean things we were doing

Must have been part of the game

Lending a spice to the wooing

But I don't care who's to blame

When stars appear And shadows fall

Why then you'll hear My poor heart call

To you my love, my life, my all